Girdle



Aug. 23, 1960 G. ARCURI 2, 49,9 7

GIRDLE Filed June 23, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. Grace Avcun BY M . fiomn Aug. 23, 1960 5. ARCURi 2,949,917

GIRDLE Filed June 23, 1959 2 She ets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Grace Arc'uri ATTORNEY United States patent GIRDLE Grace Arcuri, Forest Hills, N.Y., assignor to Wispese Corp., New York, N .Y., a corporation of New York Filed June 23, 1959, Ser. No. 822,245

4 Claims. (Cl. 128-541) This invention relates to foundation garments and more particularly to garments designed to encircle the torso and known as girdles.

Although the primary concept of a foundation garment has been the control of the figure in keeping with a particular fashion trend of the moment, varied'attempts have been made to include in such garments structures which will lend affirmative sustentation to the health and well being of the wearer, in addition to mere fashion figure control. However, in all such attempts, controls have merely served to redistribute the epidermal tissues, rather than afford a corrective expedient.

In the present inventive structure, it is the primary object to provide a foundation garment which will furnish simultaneous support to the abdomen, buttocks and hips of the wearer.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a foundation garment which will provide maximum supportive control of the figure, especially at the region of the hips, to accent the natural waistline.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a foundation garment which will serve to radially redistribute the epidermal tissues naturally, so that such tissues, distorted by mechanical controls, may be remedially diffused and thus correctively controlled.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a girdle which will provide full freedom of movement while maintaining the desired control of the body, with a minimum of weight and bulk, and be comfortable to the wearer as well as economical to manufacture.

In general, achievement of the foregoing objects and advantages is secured by the provision of a foundation garment essentially of a plurality of panels in a particular relationship. Upon the inner surface of such panels are arcuate supports and paneled inserts of a particular characteristic so as to utilize a combination of several features of the fabric and structure in order to furnish maximum control and radial diffusion of epidermal tissue in order to abrogate rolled and bulging flesh.

Other objects, advantages and inventive characteristics of this new and unique structure will become apparent to those versed in the art, by the following description of a particular embodiment of this invention as illustrated in the drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the garment constructed according to this invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the rear of the same garment; and

Fig. 3 is a view of one side of the garment according to this invention.

Referring now to the drawing, in which similar reference characters identify similar parts in the several views, there is shown a girdle having a front panel 11 and a rear panel 21 of woven elastic fabric having a two-way stretch characteristic.

Each of the longitudinal edges of front panel 11 being coextensive with each of the longitudinal edges of rear panel 21 are joined at the left and right thereof by stitch- EQQ ing to form a right seam 31 and a left seam (not shown) resulting in a continuously body encircling structure.

The top and bottom edges of each of said panels constitute the top 12 and the bottom 13 edges, respectively, of the garment, with each of said edges being provided with an encircling band 14, 15, respectively, having a soft inner surface in contact with the body to insure comfort to the wearer.

Superposed by stitching upon the inner face of the front 11 and rear 21 panels, a plurality of generally arcuate bands of fabric having a two-way stretch characteristic, form a series of arches in contact with the body of the wearer.

Upon the inner face of front panel 11, a first arcuate band 16 extends from the lower edge 13 of the girdle 10 generally at a point slightly to the right side of the center of said panel 11 and continues in an arcuate sweep to the top of said panel 11 to a point generally at the right seam of the girdle 10, generally in the region of the hips. An arcuate band 23 upon the rear panel 21 meets the first arcuate band 16 of front panel 11 at the right hip region and continues its arcuate sweep upon the rear panel 21 terminating at the lower edge 13 of said rear panel 21 generally at the left side thereof, thus forming a first arch upon the right side of the girdle 16.

Similarly, a second arcuate band 17 upon the front panel 11 extends from the lower edge 13 thereof at a point slightly to the left side of the center of said panel 11 and continues in an arcuate sweep to the top 12 of said panel at the left seam of the girdle 10 generally in the region of the left hip. A second arcuate band 27. upon the rear panel 21 meets the second arcuate band 17 of front panel 11 at the left hip region and continues its arcuate sweep upon the rear panel 21 terminating at the lower edge 13 of said rear panel 21 generally at the right side thereof, thereby forming a second arch upon the left side of the girdle, 10.

Centered upon the inner face of front panel 11 there is provided a third arch generally of spire-like or keystone configuration. Such arch may be a continuous or segmented arcuate band 18 stitched at one end to the bottom edge 13 of the front of said panel 11 generally at the right side thereof extending in an arcuate sweep to the top edge 12 of the girdle 10 medially thereon and continuing to the bottom edge 13 of the front of said panel 11 at the left side thereof.

Upon the inner face of rear panel 21 centered medially thereon in an area bounded on either side by segments of arcuate bands 22, 23, an elastic panel 24 of vertical stretch characteristic is superposed thereupon by stitching, the bottom edge of said elastic panel 24 being stitched to the bottom edge 13 of said girdle, 10.

Upon the inner face of front panel 11 generally in the medial area thereof and bounded by segments of arcuate bands 16, 17, and 18, an insert 19 of elastic fabric having a vertical stretch characteristic is superposed thereupon by stitching.

It will be seen by the foregoing that the arches thus created on the left and the right sides of the garment exert a simultaneous pull from the lower front and rear sections of said garment 10 across the area of each hip, resulting in a gentle narrowing effect at the waist. Such arches, together with the keystone arch, provide the restraining force along the peripheral areas of the abdomen and buttocks while a greater restraining force is supplied to the central portion of such regions by the addition of the front 19 and rear 24 insert panels. Such insert panels of vertical srtetch superposed upon a two way stretch fabric, furnishes a greater restraining force upon the areas of greatest stress, while a gentler strain is furnished 3 along the peripheral areas thereof by the right, left, and medial arches.

While one embodiment of this invention has been described, it is apparent that changes and modifications may be made therein and as so changed, a modified structure may still fall within the ambit of this invention, as for example, placing the arcuate bands upon the outer face of each of the panels.

I claim:

1. A body encircling garment of woven fabric comprising a front and rear panel, said panel being joined along the longitudinal edges thereof, a first arcuate band superposed by stitching upon said front panel extending from a point medially along the lower edge thereof to a point at the upper left edge thereof, a second arcuate band superposed by stitching upon said front panel extending from a point medially along the lower edge thereof to a point at the upper right edge thereof, an arcuate band superposed by stitching upon said rear panel meeting said first front band at the upper left edge thereof and extending to the lower right edge of said rear panel, and an arcuate band superposed by stitching upon said rear panel meeting said second front band and extending to the lower left edge of said rear panel, an arcuate band having a substantially keystone-like configuration superposed by stitching upon said front panel, said band extending from the lower left edge thereof continuing to a point medially the top of said panel and continuing in a reverse direction terminating at the lower right edge thereof, a panel of woven fabric superposed by stitching upon said rear panel generally in the lower area thereof said panel bounded along the bottom by the bottom edge of said rear panel, and along the side edges thereof by said arcuate bands superposed upon said rear panel; and a second panel of woven material superposed by stitching upon said front panel medially thereon generally within the area bounded by said first and said second arcuate bands and the uppermost part of said band having a keystone like configuration, said panel assuming a generally diamond-shaped configuration.

2. A girdle according to claim 1 wherein said insert panels are of vertical stretch characteristics.

3. A body encircling garment according to claim 1 wherein said woven fabric panel is superposed by stitching upon the inner face of said front and rear panels.

4. A body-encircling garment of woven fabric according to claim 1 wherein said first and second arcuate bands, said keystone-like arcuate band, and said diamond-shaped panel are superposed by stitching upon the inner face of said front panel and wherein said rear arcuate bands and rear insert panel are superposed by stitching upon the inner face of said rear panel.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,563,308 Chase at al. Aug. 7, 1951 2,655,658 Connors Oct. 20, 1953 2,745,103 Van Horne May 15, 1956 2,758,310 Lewis et al Aug. 14, 1956 2,803,822 Doyle Aug. 27, 1957 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,125,814 France July 16, 1956 

